Farmer Aguilera has P feet of fencing with which to enclose five adjacent rectangular corrals. a.) What dimensions should be used so that the enclosed area is as large as possible? b.) What is the largest area?

Farmer Aguilera has P feet of fencing with which to enclose five adjacent rectangular corrals. a.) What dimensions should be used so that the enclosed area is as large as possible? b.) What is the largest area?

Elementary Geometry for College Students

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285195698

Author:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Publisher:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids

Section9.1: Prisms, Area And Volume

Problem 38E: In excavating for a new house, a contractor digs a hole in the shape of a right rectangular prism....

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a.) What dimensions should be used so that the
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b.) What is the largest area?

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